Sir Paul McCartney will be the first musician to perform at the new Citi Field stadium, the home of the New York Mets baseball team, it has been announced.

The former Beatle will play two shows on July 17 and 18 at the field, Billboard reports.

In 1965, McCartney and The Beatles famously played the first concert at the Mets' original home of Shea Stadium, which was attended by 55,000 people. The artist also helped usher out the old arena by making a surprise appearance at Billy Joel's 'Last Play At Shea' concert in 2008.

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"I am really excited about playing Citi Field," he said in a statement. "The Beatles were the first to play at Shea Stadium and along with Billy Joel, I was the last to sing at the old Shea. So to be the first to play this stadium is incredible. I am really looking forward to a buzzing show."